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So roots can penetrate it more easily and plants will grow faster.

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Q: Why does the soil need to be turned and loosened?
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Why soil is turned and loosened before the seeds are sown?

soil is turned to make it airy. This also allows the shoots to come up easily. It also facilitates the absorbtion of water.


How are rocks and soil loosened?

Freezing and ThawingHeavy rains


When rock and soil fall downhill?

When it gets loosened from the surface of the hill.


What will happen if the field is not ploughed before sowing seeds?

the soil will not be loosened and will not be good for cultivation.


Why do farmers irrigate the fields before sowing seeds?

so that the germinating seedlings do not compete too much with each other for light, water and nutrients. planting them too close together causes the seedlings to stretch (in search of light) resulting in thin, weak plants


How does loosened soil allow the roots to breathe easily?

one of the most important task in agriculture is to turn the soil and loosen it. the loose soil allows the roots to breathe easily even when they go deep into the soil


What is the movement of large soil particles along the ground's surface after being loosened by the effects of saltation?

Smelly


What is the movement of large soil particles along the grounds surface after being loosened by the effects of saltation?

Smelly


What does soil were once rocks?

soil was first rocks, which then later turned to soil by a factor that they were broken down to soil by rain.


How do typhoons cause the destruction of forests?

Typhoons can cause trees to fall or be uprooted through strong winds and soil loosened by rain.. Without the trees to hold soil in place, heavy rains can wash the soil away.


What did humans do to cause the dust bowl?

Farmers would keep planting the same crop over and over again, and that wasn't good for the soil because you need to alternate crops to restore nutrients in the soil. This turned the Top Soil into dust.


What happens when the soil in an area soaks up as much water it can hold?

When theres too much water to soak into the soil, it fills surface depressions and begins to flow. with enough speed the surface runoff carries away the loosened soil.